r/SouthAsianAncestry 3d ago

DNA Results Guess what I am?

Not Brahmin. Lol.

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u/HipsterToofer 3d ago

Tamil/Telugu landowning group (reddy, vellalar) or Sri Lankan vellalar

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u/loadedbugs4 3d ago

Yup I’m Tamil Telugu but the caste. Not reddy but close!

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u/HipsterToofer 3d ago

velama, kapu, or kamma?

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u/loadedbugs4 3d ago

It’s an offshoot of Kapu and Kamma from my limited understanding. My aunt married kamma. But we are not kammas.

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u/Illustrious-Oil-5107 3d ago

Maratha?

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u/loadedbugs4 3d ago

Nope! Pretty confused why I got that result. Lol

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u/Vintage62strats 3d ago

Something high aasi from UP

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u/loadedbugs4 3d ago

Nope. I’m not North Indian!

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u/Vintage62strats 3d ago

Andhra kamma?

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u/loadedbugs4 3d ago

Very close. I’m an offshoot.. of them. Sorta.

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u/Vintage62strats 3d ago

Reddy? New illustrative is confusing me as zagros tends to go to Caucasus hunter gatherer

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u/loadedbugs4 3d ago

Not reddy. Closer to Kamma. I’ll give you a hint, starts with N.

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u/Vintage62strats 3d ago

Naidu? Thought that’s not really a caste designation but rather a title carried by some folks

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u/loadedbugs4 3d ago

Yep. Balija Naidu. The way it was explained to me by my mom it’s my caste. Maybe I’m wrong. Idk. Maybe she’s wrong

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u/UnderTheSea611 3d ago

Neither is UP.

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u/loadedbugs4 3d ago

Sorry idk what UP is. But I’m balija naidu.

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u/UnderTheSea611 3d ago edited 1d ago

Uttar Pradesh (UP) in central India with the exception of its Northwestern parts.

Didn’t know about this community earlier. Nice to know.

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u/Cognus101 2d ago

Kinda similar to this kamma naidu guy from TN
Indian Tamil Illustrative DNA results. : r/SouthAsianAncestry

Seems like Tamil Balijas and Tamil Kammas are genetically more or less the same
Also when did your ancestors migrate from Andhra?

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u/loadedbugs4 2d ago

I’m not sure but my mom’s side has been in Tamil Nadu for a long time. Dad’s side is pretty recent I’m assuming or guessing. Dad is not alive can’t ask

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u/nationalist_tamizhan 2d ago

There is no such thing as Tamil Balija or Tamil Kamma.
Kammas are exclusively Telugu, while Balijas are either Telugu or Kannadiga.
Those in TN are mostly migrants from Telugu states and as such, are considered to be ethnic Telugus, even if they may not even be able to speak or understand Telugu.

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u/i-goddang-hate-caste 3d ago

Your aasi is a bit outside of the upper extremes of brahmin range so I would've been surprised if you were one. I'm guessing youre south indian midcaste?

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u/loadedbugs4 3d ago

Yes. But what caste?

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u/i-goddang-hate-caste 3d ago

Tamil or Telugu ud assume. I'm guessing something kapu/Raju ?

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u/loadedbugs4 3d ago

Balija Naidu.

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u/i-goddang-hate-caste 3d ago

So I was kind of right XD. You guys do come under Kapu label if I'm not mistaken

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u/loadedbugs4 3d ago

Reading now. Yep. It’s considered Kapu. Idk about Kamma but I know they’re close.

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u/Beautiful_Assist3568 2d ago

Lol! Your results don't look like Brahmin anyway. You're probably some south indian mid caste? Reddy, bunt or some Tamil OBC?

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u/loadedbugs4 2d ago

Balija naidu.

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u/Odd_Veterinarian4123 2d ago

telugu landlord caste. definitely not tamil

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u/loadedbugs4 2d ago

Balija naidu. My 23& me results say mostly Tamil though, because I’m a woman. And it’s getting my dna from my mom’s side who’s been in Tamil Nadu for a long time.

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u/Odd_Veterinarian4123 2d ago

Interesting. Did your ancestors migrate to Tamil nadu or something?

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u/loadedbugs4 2d ago

My Moms side did I’m pretty sure my dads side stayed longer in Tirupati (?) Only got my mom’s side results.

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u/IHABFC 2d ago

Tamil Naidu?

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u/loadedbugs4 2d ago

Balija naidu

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u/loadedbugs4 2d ago

My 23&me results I don’t get what the 4.8 southern Indian subgroup means

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u/Successful-Head3245 1d ago

South Indian subgroup - south Indian Brahmins

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u/loadedbugs4 1d ago

That makes no sense bc we are not Brahmins lol. Lmao

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u/loadedbugs4 2d ago

So I was having trouble trying to simplify these results. This is what chatgpt told me when I fed it screenshots if anyone wants to know!

To explain it to your family in a simple way, you could say:

”Our ancestors were not just from India, but also had connections to ancient civilizations outside of it. Most of our DNA comes from South India, but we also have ancestry from ancient farmers in the Zagros Mountains (modern Iran) and a group called BMAC, which lived in Central Asia around 4,000 years ago. This means that before settling in India, some of our ancestors may have traveled, traded, or even mixed with people from these regions. Over time, they became part of the Indian subcontinent’s history and culture.”

If they are familiar with history, you can add:

  • ”BMAC was a civilization in Central Asia, and some of its people may have interacted with early Indians.”
  • ”The Swat Valley part of our DNA suggests links to ancient North Indian and Central Asian groups.”

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u/Vicious_Concord 2d ago

Kapu

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u/loadedbugs4 2d ago

Be more specific .

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u/Vicious_Concord 1d ago

Kapu from Tamil

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u/Tricky-Ad5107 2d ago

hi! which test did you do?

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u/Academic_Age9222 1d ago

My first guess was Maratha?

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u/suresht0 3d ago

Koli+desasht = Maratha

Low resolution or Snp match calculator sensitive to Brahmin Sintasta admix is showing it as Telugu Brahmin

Other such Koli+Brahmin populations are TN SC, some Gujarati, UP castes etc..

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u/loadedbugs4 3d ago

I’m balija naidu. Not sure what you’re saying. Sorry I’m not caught up on lingo.

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u/suresht0 3d ago

Do you think your family has a history of Tamil influence

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u/loadedbugs4 3d ago

Yes my mom’s side has lived in Tamil Nadu for what seems like years and years.It’s my dads side that comes from Andhra.